Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-12

| great men-t0 all OF US VINO, ike thOSe
who have outshone their fellows, have
the insight into surrounding circum.
stances and the determination of char.
acter to rise to the occasion, seize upon
the advantages of the situation, and
bend them to our will.
In the life of each individual he finds
a limit to his ability, a Rubicon which
bounds his progress; but as the years
pass on and his faculties expand, he finds
his Rubicon far in the distance. Thus
u horizon constantly enlarges. Men
and nations are ever passing their old
limits, leaving behind many a milestone
previously looked forward to as o desired
goal.
Tennyson's Locksley Hall is full OF
the spirit of this advancement beyond
our old restriction of circumstances.
MEN my brothers, men the workers,
ever reaping something new. That
which they have done but earnest of the
things that they shall do"
What has been done is but the
shadow of what will be done. Who
knows but what our theory of the solar
system may seem as ridiculous to future
students of astronomy, as Ptolemy's does
to us to-day. Our race is but on the
horizon of its glory. 1t is mounting
towards the zenith, making each new
| conquest but the point of measurement
for its greater achievements. We ask of
progress as of space: When and where
will it end? As the rays of the glorious
sun are transmitted to US day after day
and year after year, making all things
| beautiful and pleasant, so the intellect of
man has illuminated the barren facts of
his surroundings, the world of matter
has been subordinated by the mind of
man, passing limit after limit in its
journey towards an even retreating goal
from its starting point lost in the un-
reckoned ages of the past.
What was a limit to the mind Of
Columbus does not present itself as such
to the modern schoolboy.
Looking back to the past we note
many Rubicons which gave us pause,
and at whose brink we made the resolve
which directed our after life into a diff
ferent channel. We look out into the
future and know it lies with us to work
out our destinies with past experience
as our guide.
Our nation also will find future
Rubicons, where decisions of greatest
moment will be made. Let US hope the
principles of liberty, right and justice
to all will influence it then and not the
mere ambition which Caesar felt. Then
indeed, we as individuals and as a ma.
ton may hope to work out the plan Of
our existence.
F I dipt into the future far as human eye
Saw the vision of the world and all the wonder
that would be-"
Yet I doubt not through the ages one increas-
ing purpose runs,
And the thoughts of men are widened with the
process of the suns"
To-day marks a Rubicon. Dear class
mates, let US pause; behind US, are the
happy days Of our youth; here, brook
and river meet; and beyond, lies the I'M
tried future, holding new possibilities,
new and graver duties.
Perchance, in years to come, memory
will steal back to our pleasant school.
days. Among the vicissitudes of the
future, we will think how free from
care was our past. Let not to-day mark
the end of our endeavors, the limit to
our attaimnents. We have just begun
to climb life's endless ladder. Our pre-.
paration for the duties of men and
women, we owe to those whose kind and
faithful care has guided our uncertain
steps towards this day.
To you, our teachers, we as a class bid
an affectionate farewell. 1t is you who
have given US the incentive to advance.
But for your aid, but for the molding
hand you have placed upon our lives,
many future possibilities would be lost
to us which now we feel prepared to use
to our advantage. Your kind interest
in our progress has made the work OF
the past a pleasant one. Let US hope
that our memory will remain when we
are gone. When others fill our vacant
seats and obey the recitation bell. may
we not be wholly forgotten. Those
who will now take up the duties we
have just laid down, We, as seniors,
looking back over the year that has
gone, can welcome to many pleasant
hours in the work we have completed.
We trust you will endesvor to attain
the high standard we sought, and let
any failure on our part be a caution to
insure your success. Our best wishes
are with you as we say farewell as
schoolmates.
You have given to you opportunities.
which, if improved, will broaden the
usefulness of your lives and open to you
new fields of thought and action. With
this farewell, we take leave of the past
and go forth to enter the new life Of the
future.